MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
distance learning are providing the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to deal with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Tunisia to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
need for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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